INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY: IS THE DEATH PENALTY AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY AGAINST TERRORISTS WHO LONG TO GO TO HEAVEN?

41 countries in the world today retain the death penalty for terrorism-related offences in their legislation. Another 24 countries have sentenced to death or executed a person for terrorism-related offences.

In the following videos, we are showing an interview from two prisoners arrested for terrorism related offences, and another video showing the journey to peace from a former terrorist who persecuted Christians in Indonesia. We are showing these videos to show that the solution to address terrorism offences start with a better spiritual understanding and education (and not with the death penalty).

The Sharia says that
there are 72 virgins in heaven; everything will be available to you, meaning it's much better than this life.
Interview with a captured ISIS fighter

1. Captured Isis fighters have been taught the Sharia law in a way so that they believe that non Muslims (whether Kurds, Christians, or Jews) are heretics who all need to be killed.

2. They are taught that when they die, they will go to heaven for having killed the "heretics".

2. They can be given drugs or hallucinogens which helps  numb their feelings and make them feel good about killing (or unaware of it)

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By contrast, watch this moving interview from Indonesia, in which we learn of a former terrorist's experience who persecuted innocent Christians in Indonesia and his journey to peace.

There is a change in my heart,
I become sensitive and start to love them [the Christian people]  slowly. (...) One night , I was fasting and praying. I said:
"God, you are the one who create my heart, show me your righteousness."
In the middle of my heart crying, I saw a man appear to me. He greeted me:
"Peace Be With You"
Maulana, Interview with an Indonesian terrorist